Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Boris Johnson has confirmed a independent public inquiry will take place into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
The full inquiry, with statutory powers, will begin early next year. The Prime Minister announced the move in the House of Commons on Wednesday afternoon.
He said: "Amid such tragedy the state has an obligation to examine its actions as rigorously and as candidly as possible, and to learn every lesson for the future – which is why I’ve always said when the time is right there should be a full and independent inquiry. "So, I can confirm today that the Government will establish an independent public inquiry on a statutory basis, with full